On Sep 20, 2024, at 1 p.m. WIB, the KM.’ Sabuk Nusantara 107’, anchored in the Madura Strait in the waters of Surabaya in pos. 07°10’-688” S 112°-42’-984” E, was struck by the KM. ‘Yulian 88’, which had gone adrift uncontrollably amid strong cuirrents and winds. The ‘Sabuk Nusantara 107’ sustained a dent on the port side hull. The Kamal Sub-harbour Master reported the accident to the Head of UPP Class II Branta and coordinated with the Main Office of KSOP Tanjung Perak. The captain relocated the vessel to a safer anchorage, along with all crew members. Report with photos: https://hubla.dephub.go.id/Indonesianmaritimesafetyinformation/page/news/read/23116/alami-larat-km-yulian-88-tubruk-km-sabuk-nusantara-107-di-selat-madura-perairan-rede-surabaya-drifted-km-yulian-88-collides-with-km-sabuk-nusantara-107-in-the-madura-strait-rede-waters-of-surabaya
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MAERSK SALTORO
On the morning of Sep 21, 2024, at 6 a.m. a team of US federal agents carried out an investigation aboard the 'Maersk Saltor', after it docked at the port of Baltimore. Agents of the FBI and other agencies conducted a thorough investigation, but did not find any immediate issues that would prevent the vessel from operating. The vessel has the same managing company as the 'Dali', which caused the bridge collapse at Baltimore in March. The raid could be in connection with the FBI and Coast Guard’s investigation into the Key Bridge incident. The team consisted of federal agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS). The FBI confirmed that the inspection was backed by a court order, but declined to comment further on whether it was related to the investigation against the 'Dali'. The authorities allowed the ship to resume operations shortly after the inspection. Both the 'Dali'' and 'Maersk Saltoro' are sharing the same design and have been built by the same shipyard. The 'Maersk Saltoro' has held a spotless track record since the vessel’s delivery in 2015 and has consistently met safety and operational standards. The ship is scheduled to dock in Sri Lanka next month.
Beirut
A powerful explosion rocked Beirut port on Aug 4, 2020, killing and injuring dozens of people, and causing widespread damage. There was no clarity yet with regards to the cause of explosions, and what triggered it. The talk was of a firework factory which blew up. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR88CECmTso&feature=emb_title
Chittagong
A total of 12 units of fire fighters brought the fire under control The blazing fire at the Chittagong port was brought under control on Wednesday evening 15 July 2020. Meanwhile, Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has formed a five-member probe body, headed by Zafar Alam, Member (Administration and Planning) of the CPA, to determine the cause of the fire and the extent of damage. The CPA Secretary Omark Faruk confirmed the matter. “Although the fire has been brought under control, smoke is still billowing from the gutted goods,” said the Secretary, The blazing fire originated at Shed No 3 of the maritime port at around 4pm on Wednesday, according to the Fire Service and Civil Defence Control Room in Agrabad, Chittagong city. A total of 12 units of fire fighters brought the fire under control. According to the CPA, goods like foam, fabrics, machineries, papers, and soda meant for destruction were stockpiled at the No.3 shed of the port. AIS/Station/ BDCGP
TIMAN
On the afternoon of Sep 20, 2024, the 'OT 2078' was in collision with the tug 'Timan' in the waters of the Gorky Reservoir near the Chkalovsky Ship Repair Plant, while rearranging vessels at the berths. The"Timan" tangentially collided with the pusher tug. There were no casualties or leaks, and no oil spills occurred. The navigation in the area of the incident was not disrupted. The Nizhny Novgorod Transport Prosecutor's Office was conducting an inspection of compliance with navigation safety legislation;
POLAR PRINCE
The submersible 'Titan' had malfunctioned days before its final voyage, the scientific director of the company that owned the craft said during a US Coast Guard investigation. Other testimonies indicated a lack of safety checks before the unconventionally designed craft set sail. Steve Ross, the scientific director for the company that owned the submersible testified on Sep 19 that the sub had malfunctioned just prior to the fatal dive. Appearing before a U.S. Coast Guard panel, He told the board about a platform issue the experimental submersible experienced in June 2023, just days before it imploded on its way to the 'Titanic'. The malfunction caused passengers onboard the submersible to tumble about, and it took an hour to get them out of the water. The submersible pilot, OceanGate co-founder Stockton Rush, crashed into bulkheading during the malfunction, Ross said. One passenger was hanging upside down. The other two managed to wedge themselves into the bow end cap. Ross did not know if a safety assessment of the 'Titan' or an inspection of its hull was performed after the incident. An investigatory panel has listened to three days of testimony that raised questions about the company's operations before the doomed mission. Rush was among five people who died when the submersible imploded en route to the site of the 'Titanic' in June 2023. Earlier on Sep 19, Renata Rojas, a mission specialist for the company, told the Coast Guard that the firm was staffed by competent people who wanted to “make dreams come true." Rojas is a member of the Explorers Club, which lost members Hamish Harding and Paul-Henri Nargeolet in the implosion. “I knew what I was doing was very risky. I never at any point felt unsafe by the operation,” Rojas said during the public hearing that is part of a high-level investigation into the cause of the implosion. The public hearing began on Sep 16. Some of the testimony focused on problems the company had prior to the fatal 2023 dive. During the hearing, former OceanGate operations director David Lochridge said on Sep 17 that he frequently clashed with Rush and felt the company was committed only to making money. The hearing ran to run through Sep 20 with more witnesses still to come and resumes this week. Lochridge and other witnesses have painted a picture of a company led by people who were impatient to get the unconventionally designed craft into the water. The deadly accident set off a worldwide debate about the future of private undersea exploration.Coast Guard officials noted at the start of the hearing that the submersible had not been independently reviewed, as is standard practice. That and the 'Titan'’s unusual design subjected it to scrutiny in the undersea exploration community. OceanGate suspended its operations after the implosion. The company has no full-time employees currently, but has been represented by an attorney during the hearing. During the submersible’s final dive on June 18, 2023, the crew lost contact after an exchange of texts about the 'Titan'’s depth and weight as it descended. The 'Polar Prince' then sent repeated messages asking if the 'Titan' could still see the ship on its onboard display. One of the last messages from the 'Titan'’s crew to the 'Polar Prince' before the submersible imploded stated, “all good here.”
OT-2078
On the afternoon of Sep 20, 2024, the 'OT 2078' was in collision with the tug 'Timan' in the waters of the Gorky Reservoir near the Chkalovsky Ship Repair Plant, while rearranging vessels at the berths. The"Timan" tangentially collided with the pusher tug. There were no casualties or leaks, and no oil spills occurred. The navigation in the area of the incident was not disrupted. The Nizhny Novgorod Transport Prosecutor's Office was conducting an inspection of compliance with navigation safety legislation;
PHOENIX
arrived Esbjerg Scrapyard 03.08.24 https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/1751641?navList=gallery&imo=8414116&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest
Chittagong
The trial transshipment of goods from India to its northeast, via the sea route, started on Tuesday after four containers bound for the region were unloaded from a merchant vessel at Bangladesh's Chittagong port, officials said on Tuesday. India and Bangladesh had signed an MOU for goods for northeast India transiting via Bangladesh's ports - a small but significant opening up of both Bangladesh's ports under the broader economic relationship between the two countries. Chittagong Port Authority Secretary Md Omar Faruk told on Tuesday: "The first ship under the trial run of transshipment of Indian goods to its northeastern states through Bangladesh arrived at Chattogram (Chittagong) port on Tuesday morning. "MV Shejyoti, carrying back to Chattogam 4 TEUs (20-feet equivalent unit) with 221 containers full of transhipment goods from India's Haldia port, reached the NCT-1 Berth, the outer anchorage of Chattogram port at around 1.25 a.m. But as night navigation is restricted in the port, that is why we started the navigation at morning," he said. MV Shejyoti had left the Syama Prasad Mukherjee port of Kolkata on July 17. Handling of the containers was completed before midnight and the container trailers started for Akhaura with an escort provided by Bangladesh's customs security. Shipping agent sources said the four containers under the trial transshipment contain iron rods and pulses. Those will head to Agartala through the Akhaura Land Port. The consignment of rods will be brought to West Tripura's Jirania from Agartala, while the pulses will go to Assam's Karimganj. Habibur Rahman of Mango Lines, the agent for the merchant vessel, had said that offloading may begin also on Tuesday after completing the formalities. Indian transshipment goods would enjoy a 28-day free-stay after offloading at the port as per the international transshipment agreement. Bangladesh will earn 254 takas from the scanning of each container loaded with transshipment goods. Bangladeshi importers also pay the same charge. Similarly, 30 takas document processing fee for each consignment of Indian goods will be levied, the same amount charged on Bangladeshi importers. Joint Commissioner of the Customs House S.M. Shamsuzzaman said the transshipped goods will have to pay police 50 takas per tonne as escort charge to reach the Indian border in Tripura from the port by road. Usually a 20 feet container carries a maximum of 30 tons of goods. According to this estimation, Bangladesh will realise around 1, 500 takas as escort charge for accompanying goods of a container to the border. Akhaura Customs Officer Harunur Rashid said they have taken necessary preparations for the transportation of the Indian goods, under the trial run. India is transporting goods to its northeastern states, using Bangladeshi ports, as per the agreement on "The Use of Chattogram and Mongla Ports for Movement of Goods to and from India" signed between Dhaka and Delhi in 2018 and a standard operating procedure (SoP) signed in October 2019. Earlier, the Indian government used the Ashuganj river port to transport goods for the Palatana Power Plant in Tripura through the Akhaura land port. On the new chapter in connectivity with Bangladesh via container shipping, India's Shipping Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the transit route will open new opportunities for both countries. He said that it will provide an alternative and shorter route to connect the northeast region through Bangladesh, reducing distance and time taken in transportation of goods for India and is a win-win for both the economies. On the other hand, job creation, investment in the logistical sector, enhanced business services and revenue generation are advantages that will accrue to Bangladesh. Bangladeshi vessels and trucks will be utilised to move the Indian cargo, the Indian government said. India and Bangladesh have enhanced cooperation in shipping and inland water trade in recent years. Under the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade, in addition to the six existing Ports of Call, five more in each country have been added recently. Dredging of inland waterway routes is ongoing under an MoU, signed by the two countries on development of selected stretches of Bangladesh waterways. The trial transportation of goods to the northeastern states by road, via Bangladesh, had started earlier.